A.I.P.C.L. - the certificate shared by all forges, genuine Laguiole handmade in France

We give every genuine Laguiole its memory.

Do you own a Laguiole pocket knife made in France with an A.I.P.C.L. number?

Look up here who owns it and which forge it came from. If you do not have a number, please ask your dealer or the forge.

Laguiole pocket knife with engraved handle in front of an open watch movement

The A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity

Proof that your knife really does come from France

How does the A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity work?

Imagine holding a handmade Laguiole or Thiers knife, a knife that is not simply a tool but a piece of French culture, tradition and craftsmanship without equal. Every detail, from the handle material to the blade, tells a story. But how do you prove that this particular knife really is an authentic piece from a French forge?

That is precisely why the A.I.P.C.L. exists: a record that anyone can check. How you get your certificate depends on whether the forge of your knife takes part in the A.I.P.C.L. There are two paths, and one of them is yours.

Path 1: your forge takes part Some forges and shops cover the fee for their customers, in full or in part. Your certificate then already exists, or it costs you less. This way Path 2: your forge does not take part Then you carry the fee yourself. We examine your knife and register it. This way
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Your forge or your shop carries the fee Then there is little left for you to do, often nothing at all.

More and more forges and shops stand behind the A.I.P.C.L. and cover the fee for their customers - by 30, by 50 or by 100 per cent. How far a forge goes is its own decision. For you it means: your knife gets its certificate without your paying the full amount.

One example is original-laguiole.de. Every Laguiole pocket knife there receives its certificate by itself, without an application and without a fee. That is possible because only forges that genuinely make their knives in France are carried there. The A.I.P.C.L. was founded by world of innovation Jernoiu e.K.

As soon as a knife reaches you along that path, it already carries its own A.I.P.C.L. number. That number is not merely a technical reference, it is the fingerprint of your knife.

Right after the purchaseyour personal number is sent to you through MyChat. From then on it shows which forge your knife comes from, and it stays with the knife even when it changes hands.
On your invoicethe A.I.P.C.L. number is clearly recorded. You can therefore show at any time that your knife is an original from France, not a copy and not an imitation.
In your customer area under JOIN-Communityyou find an overview of all your knives. One click downloads the A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity, always at hand.
On request: the printed cardIn addition to the free certificate you can order an A.I.P.C.L. card in credit card format. It carries your knife's number and a personal QR code: one scan and your certificate of authenticity opens. It costs 2.00 euros per knife and is free for OL-Premium-Gold customers.
New: your own photosAdd your own pictures of your knife to its certificate: in the photo gallery of your customer area at original-laguiole.de, upload a photo and choose Assign to AIPCL certificate of authenticity below the photo to pick the matching knife. The photo then appears on the certificate page, for you, for a future buyer and for anyone scanning the QR code on your card. Here is how.

You do not have to do anything for it

Every certificate says which forge the knife comes from. If that forge carries part of the fee, its share comes off by itself when you submit. You do not have to ask for it or enter it anywhere.

Up to 100 %: your forge can cover the fee for you Some forges cover 30 per cent, some half, some the whole amount. The amount that applies to you appears when you submit - and it is shown on the page of your forge as well.

If the full fee is shown there, your forge does not take part yet. Do ask about it. It costs you nothing, and the more often the question is asked, the more forges will join in. After all, these are their knives that we vouch for here.

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Your forge does not take part Then you buy the certificate directly from us.

Your knife gets its A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity in that case too. We simply do not know it yet, so we have to look at it - and the fee for that is yours to carry. You do not have to find out whether your forge takes part: when you submit, the amount that applies to you is shown.

How it works

The way to the certificate is short.

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Buy the certificateThe examination and certification cost 10.00 euros. If your forge carries the fee, its share is already deducted. You can also pay with CARMOS points from original-laguiole.de. For several knives simply order several certificates.
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Upload three photographsAfter the purchase you upload three pictures of your knife in your customer area here on aipcl.com. We need no more than that, but those three we do need.
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We examine your picturesWe look at your knife closely: the construction, the workmanship, the marks of the forge.
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You receive your certificateIf we conclude that your knife was indeed made in France, you receive the A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity with its own number and its own page.
If we cannot certify your knife, you get your money back That goes without saying. You are not paying for us to look, you are paying for the certificate. If there is none, your money stays with you.
If we can certify it, the purchase is final Examination and certification are a service, and it is performed once the certificate is issued. A refund or a cancellation of the order is no longer possible after that. We would rather tell you beforehand than surprise you with it afterwards.
Submit your knife and buy the certificate

In detail: how the examination works and what we look for

More than a document, a piece of history

The A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity is not only proof, it tells the story of your knife. You can keep it digitally or print it on fine paper, like the document that accompanies a work of art.

With A.I.P.C.L. we give every knife an indelible seal of authenticity, whether it is a characterful Laguiole en Aubrac or a Le Thiers by Claude Dozorme rich in tradition. So that you own not merely a knife, but a piece of living French culture. Which of the two paths you took makes no difference to the certificate itself: it is the same document, the same page, the same series of numbers.

Who may see your certificate?

Your certificate page is not public to begin with. Anyone entering your knife number or scanning the QR code of your card only sees that a knife is registered under that number, without the details. The reason is simple: otherwise someone could try numbers and look up who owns which knives.

You always see your own certificate. In your customer account at original-laguiole.de a button in the JOIN-Community leads straight there for every knife, even when the page is closed.

If others should see the details, a prospective buyer for instance, release the page in your customer area under Personal data. You can close it again at any time. To let a single person in, send them the link from your invoices; it opens the page even when it is otherwise closed.

A.I.P.C.L. makes your Laguiole knife immortal, in its origin, its history and its singularity.
Is your knife still waiting for its certificate? We examine it and register it:
submit your knife and obtain the certificate

Does your Laguiole not have an A.I.P.C.L. certificate of authenticity yet?

You can have it registered afterwards, no matter where you bought the knife. We check from your photographs whether it really comes from a French forge, assign it to that forge and register it under its own number. Your knife then has the same page and the same document as any knife bought from us.

The examination costs 10.00 euros. If the result is negative, we refund it.

or 15 CARMOS points from original-laguiole.de - what those are is explained there.

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